Aleksandar Đorđević
 Đorđević with Serbia in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League |
Basketball Bundesliga EuroCup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
August 26, 1967 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1989 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1984–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4, 6, 10, 19, 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1992 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Fortitudo Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | FC Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Scavolini Pesaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2007 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Benetton Treviso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a coach
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Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević (Anglicized: Sasha Djordjevic, Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Саша" Ђорђевић, pronounced [alě̞ksaːndar sâʃa d͡ʑɔ̝̌ːrd͡ʑe̞vit͡ɕ]; born 26 August 1967) is a former Serbian professional basketball player and current head coach of Bayern Munich and the Serbian national basketball team. He was a 1.88 m (6'2") point guard, and played 108 games for the Yugoslavian national basketball team. His father, Bratislav Đorđević, was head coach of Crvena zvezda.[1]
In 1995, Đorđević received the Golden Badge award for Best Athlete of Yugoslavia, and the Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared him the Sportsman of the Year.[2]
Club playing career
Đorđević, who was about to turn 17 years of age, joined Partizan during summer 1984. The youngster's arrival at the club coincided with a front office shakeup that saw Yugoslav and club legend Dragan Kićanović, who had just retired from playing, assume the club's vice-president role. The club also appointed Moka Slavnić, another freshly retired Yugoslav legend, to be the new head coach.
Professionally, Đorđević played for: KK Partizan (1984–1992), Philips Milano a.k.a. Recoaro Milano (1992–1994), Filodoro Bologna a.k.a. Teamsystem Bologna (1994–1996), the Portland Trail Blazers (September–December 1996, 8 games, 25 points scored), FC Barcelona (January 1997 – 1999), Real Madrid (1999–2002), Scavolini Pesaro (2003–2005), and Armani Jeans Milano (February–June 2005).
He is most remembered for his game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer in the 1991–92 EuroLeague season's Final, while he was with Partizan.
Đorđević retired from playing professional basketball on 3 July 2005, after an exhibition game in front of the home crowd in Belgrade, in which many of his former teammates and fierce opponents took part.
National team
In the EuroBasket 1995, Đorđević put on one of the best individual performances ever in a EuroBasket final game, against Lithuania, scoring 41 points, and shooting 9 of 12 on three pointers. Đorđević is also remembered for his performance against Croatia in the 1997 EuroBasket.
Coaching career
On 25 January 2006, Đorđević was named the head coach of one of his former teams, Armani Jeans Milano,[3] a position he left at the end of the 2006–07 season. In the 2011–12 season, he was the head coach of Benetton Treviso.
In 2013, Đorđević was named the head coach of the Serbian national basketball team.[4] With Serbia, he took the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
His second major tournament in which he led the Serbian national team was the EuroBasket 2015. In the first phase of the tournament, Serbia dominated in the toughest Group B, with a 5–0 record, and then eliminated Finland and Czech Republic in the round of 16 and quarterfinal games, respectively. However, Serbia were stopped in the semifinal game by Lithuania, by a score of 67–64,[5] and they eventually also lost to the host team, France, in the bronze-medal game, by a score of 81–68.[6]
On 20 June 2015, Đorđević signed a two-year contract to be the head coach of the Greek team Panathinaikos.[7] Days later, he signed an extension with the Basketball Federation of Serbia to be the team's selector until 2019.[8] On 20 April 2016, Panathinaikos announced the termination of Đorđević's contract.[9]
On 1 August 2016, Đorđević signed a two-year contract with the German team Bayern Munich, to be their head coach.[10]
On 21 August 2016, his team won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the Serbian national basketball team.
Sports commentator
Đorđević has also worked as a sports commentator for EuroLeague TV.
Personal
Đorđević is one of the UNICEF National Ambassadors for Serbia, alongside Emir Kusturica, Ana Ivanovic, and Jelena Janković, one of the founders of the humanitarian organization Group Seven, as well as the president of the Belgrade Marathon.
Coaching record
| Legend | |||||||||
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| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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| Olimpia Milano | 2005–06 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Eliminated in group stage |
| Panathinaikos | 2015–16 | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | Lost in Quarterfinal Playoffs |
| Career | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | ||
Awards and accomplishments
Some of the honors Đorđević won as a senior player are:
- EuroLeague:
- 1992
- Korać Cup:
- 1989, 1993, 1999
- National Championship of Yugoslavia:
- 1987, 1992
- National Cup of Yugoslavia:
- 1989, 1992
- Spanish League:
- 1997, 1999, 2000
Honors won as a head coach:
- Greek Cup:
- 2016
See also
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
- List of European basketball players in the United States
- List of Serbian NBA players
- List of Olympic medalists in basketball
- List of foreign NBA players
References
- ↑ Euroleague – Vladimir Stanković: The excitement starts here
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ Aleksandar Djordjevic named coach of Milano
- ↑ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/70951/article.html
- ↑ "LITHUANIA END SERBIAN STREAK, RETURN TO FINAL". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "FRANCE REWARD HOME SUPPORT WITH BRONZE". eurobasket2015.org. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Αλεξάντερ Τζόρτζεβιτς: Τιμή και προνόμιο να βρίσκομαι στον Παναθηναϊκό". paobc.gr (in Greek). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Đilas: Đorđević i Maljkovićeva selektori do 2019.". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Termination of the cooperation with Aleksandar Djordjevic". paobc.gr. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich name Sasha Djordjevic head coach". sportando.com. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleksandar Đorđević. |
- Aleksandar Đorđević at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Aleksandar Đorđević at euroleague.net (as a player)
- Aleksandar Đorđević at euroleague.net (as a coach)
- Aleksandar Đorđević at fibaeurope.com
- Aleksandar Đorđević at legabasket.it
